diff --git a/skimage/feature/tests/test_basic_features.py b/skimage/feature/tests/test_basic_features.py
index 899145901f3..34d74038033 100644
--- a/skimage/feature/tests/test_basic_features.py
+++ b/skimage/feature/tests/test_basic_features.py
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ def test_multiscale_basic_features(edges, texture):
     img = np.zeros((20, 20, 3))
     img[:10] = 1
     img += 0.05 * np.random.randn(*img.shape)
-    with expected_warnings(["'multichannel' is a deprecated argument"]):
-        features = multiscale_basic_features(img, edges=edges, texture=texture,
-                                             multichannel=True)
+    features = multiscale_basic_features(img, edges=edges, texture=texture,
+                                         channel_axis=-1)
 
     n_sigmas = 6
     intensity = True